A certain store sells only black shoes and brown shoes. In a certain week, the store sold \(x\) black shoes and \(y\)

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A certain store sells only black shoes and brown shoes. In a certain week, the store sold \(x\) black shoes and \(y\) brown shoes. If \(\dfrac23\) of all shoes sold that week were black, which of the following expressions represents the value of \(y,\) in terms of \(x?\)

A. \(\dfrac{x}3\)

B. \(\dfrac{x}2\)

C. \(\dfrac{2x}3\)

D. \(\dfrac{3x}2\)

E. \(2x\)

Answer: B

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